Express train derailment in Russia kills 22 people: Terrorism suspected

Moscow – At least 22 people were killed and 54 injured today, Friday, Nov. 27, 2009, when a train travelling between the Russian capital and St. Petersburg derailed.

The emergencies ministry said the 14-car train was carrying 633 passengers and 20 railway personnel.
 

The state-run railway company reported to The Associated Press the derailment could have been the result of sabotage, fueling fears of terrorism.
 

Russian news agencies cited unidentified officials as saying a small crater was found at the site of the wreck, leading to speculation that it could have been caused by explosives.
 

It was on August 14, 2007 when a bomb blast on the same train line injured 27 people in Moscow. In 1997, an explosion in a bathroom on a Moscow to St. Petersburg train killed five people.
 

The state media cited the Kremlin as saying that President Dmitry Medvedev ordered authorities to help the victims and determine what caused the derailment.